Based in Fact, the true crime podcast that looks at criminal cases from the perspective of the courts, not the court of public opinion.
Based in Fact
Claim This Podcastby Lisa O'Brien
4.2(15 reviews)
68 episodes
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Based in Fact, the true crime podcast that looks at criminal cases from the perspective of the courts, not the court of public opinion.
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Publishing Since
1/24/2022
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Recent Episodes
April 27, 2026
Episode 5 - State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams, Part 1
<p>In Episode 5, State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams, Part 1. Lisa and Kyle looked at the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, during a burglary committed by Marcellus Williams. In Part 1, they talked about the murder and the investigation that led to Williams’ arrest in 1999. Then they looked at his trial, direct appeal and state post-conviction claims.</p>
April 27, 2026
Episode 6 - State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams, Part 2
<p>In Episode 6, State of Missouri v. Marcellus Williams, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle look at Williams’ federal post-conviction claims and the subsequent state and federal claims, which led to a stay of his execution in August, 2017. The then looked at with the executive order issued by Governor Michael L. Parsons in 2023 that rescinded the 2017 executive order of his predecessor. </p>
April 4, 2026
Episode 4 - Updates
<p>In Episode 4, Lisa and Kyle talked about the status of and/or new developments is some of the cases they've covered during Seasons 1-4, including Oklahoma v. Richard Glossip, Oklahoma v. John Fitzgerald Hanson, Texas v. Rodney Reed, Texas v. Robert Roberson, Post-Alford DNA testing in the WM3 case, Arizona v. Jodi Arias, and Florida v. Dalia Dippolito. </p><p>Thank you to Brad Hicks for the new cover art. I keep forgetting to thank you when we're on the air. - Lisa</p>
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